I'm writing a speech on ratifying the constitution. hook your reader into wanting to read your article. you could tell a story or use a quote. you might relate the past to modern events or your readers’ lives. introduce the event and basic facts like people and places. use at least three to five sentences.

president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

a historian researching the immigration policies of the early 1900s would expect a source written today,rather than in 1910 to :

( a ) be more interested in objective data and statistics.